Mark 7

The Pharisees find fault at the disciples for eating with unwashen hands.

Mark 7:1 And the Pharisees and certain of the Scribes who have come from Jerusalem gather themselves together unto him; Mark 7:2 and, observing certain of his disciples, that, with defiled hands, that is unwashed, they are eating bread, Mark 7:3 For, the Pharisees, and all the Jews, unless with care they wash their hands, eat not, holding fast the tradition of the elders; Mark 7:4 and coming from market, unless they sprinkle themselves, they eat not,and, many other things, there are, which they have accepted to hold fastimmersions of cups and measures and copper vessels Mark 7:5 and so the Pharisees and the Scribes, question, himFor what cause do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but, with defiled hands, eat bread? Mark 7:6 But, he, said unto themWell, prophesied Isaiah concerning you, ye hypocrites, as it is writtenThis people, with the lips do honour me, while, their heart, far off, holdeth from me, Mark 7:7 But, in vain, do they pay devotions unto me, teaching for teachings, the commandments of men;

They break the commandment of God by the traditions of men.

Mark 7:8 Having, dismissed, the commandment, of God, ye, hold fast, the tradition, of men. Mark 7:9 And he was saying to themWell, do ye set aside the commandment of God, that, your own tradition, ye may observe; Mark 7:10 For, Moses, saidHonour thy father and thy mother, andHe that revileth father or mother, let him, surely die, Mark 7:11 But, ye, sayIf a man shall say to his father or his mother, Korban! that is, A gift, whatsoever, out of me, thou mightest be profited, Mark 7:12 no longer, do ye suffer him to do, aught, for his father or his mother, Mark 7:13 cancelling the word of God by your tradition which ye have delivered. And, many such similar things, are ye doing!

Meat defileth not the man.

Mark 7:14 And, again calling near the multitude, he was saying unto themHearken to me, all! and understand: Mark 7:15 Nothing, is there, from without the man, entering into him, which can defile him; but, the things which, out of the man, come forth, are the things that defile the man. Mark 7:16 [Absent] Mark 7:17 And, when he entered into a house from the multitudes, his disciples began to question him as to the parable; Mark 7:18 And he saith unto themThus, are, ye also, without discernment? Perceive ye not that, nothing, from without, entering into the man, can defile him; Mark 7:19 because it entereth not into his heart, but into his stomach, and, into the draught, is passedpurifying all foods? Mark 7:20 And he was sayingThat which, out of the man, cometh forth, that, defileth the man; Mark 7:21 For, from within, out of the heart of men, the base designs, come forth,fornications, thefts, Mark 7:22 murders, adulteries, covetousnesses, knaveries, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, profane speaking, foolishness, Mark 7:23 all these wicked things, from within, come forth, and defile, the man.

He healeth the Syrophenician woman's daughter of an unclean spirit,

Mark 7:24 And, from thence arising, he departed into the bounds of Tyre [and Zidon]. And, entering into a house, he was wishing, no one, to know it, and yet could not escape notice, Mark 7:25 but, straightway, a woman hearing about him, whose daughter had an impure spirit, she came and fell down at his feet. Mark 7:26 Now, the woman, was a Grecian, a Syrophoenician by race,and she was requesting him that, the demon, he would cast forth out of her daughter. Mark 7:27 And he was saying to herSuffer, the children, first, to be fed; for it is not seemly to take the bread of the children, and, unto the little dogs, to cast it; Mark 7:28 but she answered and saith to himYea, Lord! and yet, the little dogs under the table, do eat of the crumbs of the children; Mark 7:29 and he said to herBecause of this word, go thy way, the demon hath gone forth out of thy daughter; Mark 7:30 and, departing unto her house, she found the child laid prostrate on the couch, and the demon gone forth.

and one that was deaf, and stammered in his speech.

Mark 7:31 And, again coming forth out of the bounds of Tyre, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the bounds of Decapolis. Mark 7:32 And they bring to him one deaf and stammering, and beseech him that he would lay upon him his hand. Mark 7:33 And, taking him away from the multitude apart, he thrust his fingers into his ears, and, spitting, touched his tongue; Mark 7:34 and, looking up into the heaven, sighed deeply, and saith unto himEphphatha! that is, Be opened! Mark 7:35 and his ears opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed,and he was speaking correctly. Mark 7:36 And he charged them that they should be telling, no one,but, as much as to them he gave charge, they, exceeding more abundantly, were making proclamation. Mark 7:37 And, superabundantly, were they being struck with astonishment, sayingWell, hath he, all things, done,both, the deaf, he causeth to hear, and, the dumb, to speak.